Ambulatory surgery facilities average time of care by type US 2010

This statistic depicts the average time of care in ambulatory surgery facilities in the U.S. in 2010, by type, measured in minutes. In that year, the average time in the operating room during an ambulatory surgical visit was 63 minutes in hospitals and 50 minutes in an ambulatory surgical center (ASC).

Average time of care in ambulatory surgery facilities in the U.S. in 2010, by type (in minutes)

Characteristic	Operating room*	Surgical**	Postoperative care***
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Release date

February 2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2010

Age group

all ages

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

Supplementary notes

ASC = ambulatory surgery centers.
* Calculated by subtracting the time when the patient entered the operating room from the time the patient left the operating room.
** Calculated by subtracting the time the surgery began from the time the surgery ended. Surgical time typically extends from when the first incision is made until the wound is closed.
*** Calculated by subtracting the time when the patient entered postoperative care from the time the patient left postoperative care.

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